>> apologies for any cross-posting
>> dear all
>> the recent conference on scientific publishing in Europe will be of
> considerable interest to the lists given several comments devoted
> to digital preservation. Further information on the conference
> below. In addition you may be interested in 2 documents mentioned
> during the conference:
>> The BRUSSELS DECLARATION ON STM PUBLISHING by the international
> scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishing community is of
> significant interest given its references to data archiving and
> digital preservation - see
>http://www.stm-assoc.org/documents-statements-public-co/2007%> 20BRUSSELS%20DECLARATION%20130207.pdf
>> The COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
> THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
> COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE: ACCESS,
> DISSEMINATION AND PRESERVATION issued at the conference is also of
> considerable interest given its coverage of digital preservation see
>http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/> digital_libraries/doc/scientific_information/communication_en.pdf
>> Janez Potocnik, the European Commissioner for Science and Research
> announced at the beginning of a two-day conference in Brussels
> focusing on scientific publishing in Europe that the European
> Commission has set aside €50m this year to support the
> establishment of digital repositories for storing scientific data.
> In addition a further €25m is being made available for digital
> preservation in 2007, while €10m is to be given by the commission's
> "eContentplus" programme to improve interoperability of and
> multilingual access to collections of scientific material.
>> The commission formally launched a new policy communication (see
> above) aimed at examining how digital technologies can be used to
> increase access to research publications and data.The commission
> believes that easier access to scientific data has a significant
> role to play in driving innovation and maintaining the quality of
> research across Europe."The digital revolution has dramatically
> improved the way in which scientific information is spread," said
> Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and
> Media. "But it also raises new questions about how to preserve
> scientific information for the future. Today's strategy outlines
> how Europe can best capitalise on the excellent work of its
> researchers." It warns that online access does not guarantee its
> future availability because digital information has a limited
> lifetime and needs to be maintained over time.Therefore, the
> commission says better tools are needed to ensure digital
> preservation to prevent the loss of important scientific
> information."New ideas are usually built on the results of previous
> research," added Potocnik. "We must make sure that the flow of
> scientific information contributes to innovation and research
> excellence in the European Research Area."
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